Key dates

2026

Click here to view the 2026 Academic Calendar.

Cairnmillar will be closed on all public holidays in 2026. Please see the Victorian Government website for a list of public holidays.

Study Period & Exams Fees and Census Dates Orientation Graduation

Study Period & Exams

Please refer to the 2026 Academic Calendar

Fees and Census Dates

This information refers to domestic students only. International students should refer to their International Student Agreement for information on payment dates.

Semester 1, 2026

Upfront fee payments due: Friday 13th February 2026.

Census date: Monday 9th March 2026.

Semester 2, 2026

Upfront fee payments & eCAF submissions due: Friday 3rd July 2026.

Census date: Monday 3rd August 2026.

For detailed information about tuition fees, visit: Fees & Scholarships.

Orientation

The 2026 Orientation Period runs between 2nd of February to 13th of February 2026.

Each course will be allocated an orientation date. Specific orientation dates for each course will be announced closer to the time to students who have enrolled. Course Orientation Days are typically a half day event and will fall on one day within the Orientation Period, one-two weeks before classes start. It is expected that all commencing students attend their Course Orientation Day.

Further information regarding Orientation Days and other Orientation Activities, such as academic skills workshops is provided to students once they have accepted an offer.

Attendance is expected and students are advised to register once these dates have been confirmed.

Graduation

2025

Click here to view the 2025 Academic Calendar.

Cairnmillar will be closed on all public holidays in 2025. Please see the Victorian Government website for a list of public holidays.

Study Period & Exams Fees and Census Dates Orientation Graduation

Study Period & Exams

Please refer to the 2025 Academic Calendar here.

Fees and Census Dates

See Fees & Scholarships for detailed information about tuition and associated fees.

This information refers to domestic students only. International students should refer to their International Student Agreement for information on payment dates.

Semester 1

Upfront fee payments due: Friday 7th February 2025.

Census date: Monday 10th March 2025.

Semester 2

Upfront fee payments & eCAF submissions due: Friday 7th July 2025.

Census date: Monday 4th August 2025.

Summer School

Upfront fee payments due: Friday 31st October 2025.

Census date: Monday 1st December 2025.

Orientation

Orientation dates differ depending on the course that you are enrolled in.

In general, most courses will have one or two compulsory Orientation Days in the weeks prior to classes commencing.

Further information regarding compulsory Orientation Days and voluntary academic skills workshops is provided to students once they have accepted an offer.

Attendance is compulsory and students are advised to register once these dates have been confirmed.

Graduation

Previous years

2024

Click here to view the 2024 Academic Calendar.

Cairnmillar will be closed on all public holidays in 2024. Please see the Victorian Government website for a list of public holidays.

Information Sessions & Open Day Study Period & Exams Fees and Census Dates Orientation Graduation

Information Sessions & Open Day

Course Information Sessions

Course Information Sessions for the 2024 intake have now been finalised. Please click here to register your attendance.

Course	Date	Time	Location
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)	2 September 2024 (Monday)	5:00 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)	4 September 2024 (Wednesday)	5:30 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Master of Professional Psychology	9 September 2024 (Monday)	5:00 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Master of Clinical Psychology (Post-Registration)	10 September 2024 (Tuesday)	5:00 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling	11 September 2024 (Wednesday)	5:00 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Counselling and Psychotherapy (GradCert, GradDip, & Masters)	12 September 2024 (Thursday)	5:00 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Psychological Science (GradCert & GradDip)	17 September 2024 (Tuesday)	5:00 PM AEST	Online via Zoom
Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling	26 November 2024 (Tuesday)	5:00 PM AEST	On-campus

Study Period & Exams

Fees and Census Dates

See Fees & Scholarships for detailed information about tuition and associated fees.

This information refers to domestic students only. International students should refer to their International Student Agreement for information on payment dates.

Intensive period (certain courses only)

Upfront fee payments & eCAF submissions due: Friday 2nd February 2024.

Census date: Wednesday 7th February 2024.

Semester 1

Upfront fee payments due: Friday 16th February 2024.

Census date: Tuesday 12th March 2024.

Semester 2

Upfront fee payments & eCAF submissions due: Friday 12th July 2024.

Census date: Monday 5th August 2024.

Orientation

Orientation dates differ depending on the course that you are enrolled in.

In general, most courses will have one or two compulsory Orientation Days in the weeks prior to classes commencing.

Further information regarding compulsory Orientation Days and voluntary academic skills workshops is provided to students once they have accepted an offer.

Attendance is compulsory and students are advised to register once these dates have been confirmed.

Graduation

2023

Click here to see the full 2023 Academic calendar.

Cairnmillar will be closed on all public holidays in 2023. Please see the Victorian Government website for a list of public holidays.

Study Period & Exams Fees and Census Dates Application Dates Information Sessions & Open Day Orientation Graduation

Study Period & Exams

Please refer to the 2024 Academic Calendar here

Fees and Census Dates

See Fees & Scholarships for detailed information about tuition and associated fees.

This information refers to domestic students only. International students should refer to their International Student Agreement for information on payment dates.

Intensive period (certain courses only)

Upfront fee payments & eCAF submissions due: Friday 3rd February 2023.

Census date: Wednesday 8th February 2023.

Semester 1

Upfront fee payments due: Friday 17th February 2023.

Census date: Tuesday 14th March 2023.

Semester 2

Upfront fee payments & eCAF submissions due: Friday 21st July 2023.

Census date: Monday 14th August 2023.

Application Dates

Semester 1 (February) 2024 intake

Applications for February 2024 intake are now open for:

The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling has numerous application rounds. Visit the Undergraduate page for further dates and instructions on how to apply.

Applications to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) are able to be submitted at any time. Please see the course page for further information.

Application periods and intakes for each course are listed on each specific course page here.

Information Sessions & Open Day

Orientation

Orientation dates differ depending on the course that you are enrolled in.

In general, most courses will have one or two compulsory Orientation Days in the weeks prior to classes commencing.

Further information regarding compulsory Orientation Days and voluntary academic skills workshops is provided to students once they have accepted an offer.

Attendance is compulsory and students are advised to register once these dates have been confirmed.

Graduation

2022

Click here to see the full 2022 Academic calendar.

Cairnmillar will be closed on all public holidays in 2022. Please see the Victorian Government website for a list of public holidays.

Study Period & Exams Fees and Census Dates Application Dates Information Sessions & Open Day Orientation Graduation

Study Period & Exams

Intensive period (certain courses only)

14th to 25th of February.

Semester 1

Event	Date(s)
Week 1 commences	Monday 7th March 2022
Mid-semester break	Monday 18th to Friday 29th April 2022
Final classes	Friday 10th June 2022
Exam period	Tuesday 14th to Friday 24th June 2022
Results released	Thursday 21st July 2022

Semester 2

Event	Date(s)
Week 1 commences	Monday 25th July 2022
Mid-semester break	Monday 5th to Friday 16th September 2022
Final classes	Friday 28th October 2022
Exam period	Wednesday 2nd to Friday 11th November 2022
Results released	Friday 25th November 2022

Fees and Census Dates

Application Dates

Mid-year (July) intake

The 2022 mid-year admissions period has closed for all programs.

Semester 1 (February) 2023 intake

Applications for programs commencing in 2023 opened on Monday 1st of August and most closed on Monday 31st of October.

The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling has numerous application rounds. Visit the Undergraduate page for further dates and instructions on how to apply.

Application periods and intakes for each course are listed on each specific course page here.

Information Sessions & Open Day

Course Information Sessions

Course information sessions have been confirmed for 2022.

Please see the following FAQ article for links to RSVP for these sessions: 'Will you have an Open Day or information evening?;

Open Day

On Saturday the 20th of August Cairnmillar hosted it's first ever Open Day!

The day was a huge success and we are already planning and looking forward to CMI Open Day 2023.

Orientation

Orientation dates differ depending on the course that you are enrolled in. Current students can access Orientation information via our student website, my.CMI.

In general, most courses will have one or two compulsory Orientation Days in the weeks prior to classes commencing.

Further information regarding compulsory Orientation Days and voluntary academic skills workshops will be provided to new students once they have accepted an offer.

Graduation

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which The Cairnmillar Institute is located, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We also extend these respects to any First Nations peoples engaging with these materials, and our services

Ash Thomas Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri people There's a Lot Goin' On, 2025

Sometimes in life there’s lots of things goin’ on that can be hard and trying, or easy and happy, but my artwork gives me strength to see out the bad times. This is my Country before colonisation. The lines are like a map representing how our people shaped the Country with their spiritual connections told in songs and stories. The blue water and the red oxide land show my journey line with places I’ve stopped along the way. The small linear patches of dots are all the different mobs and families around Country. The brown patterns and shapes are mountain ridges and waterholes representing time past. The diamond patterns are from patterns on our old shields. Their colours represent connection to culture and the red dirt and many coloured sands that make up our beautiful Country. The group of Elders sitting with their spears are telling stories of Bunjil the eagle, our Creator, and passing down their knowledge of tracking and hunting. The goannas are my Ancestors watching, mesmerised, over their Country and culture.

This artwork was created through The Torch, a not-for-profit organisation that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people currently in, or recently released, from Victorian prisons.

Key dates

2026

Semester 1, 2026

Semester 2, 2026

2025

Semester 1

Semester 2

Summer School

Previous years

2024

Course Information Sessions

Intensive period (certain courses only)

Semester 1

Semester 2

2023

Intensive period (certain courses only)

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 1 (February) 2024 intake

Course Information Sessions

2022

Intensive period (certain courses only)

Semester 1

Semester 2

Intensive period (certain courses only)

Semester 1

Semester 2

Mid-year (July) intake

Semester 1 (February) 2023 intake

Course Information Sessions

Open Day

Acknowledgement of Country

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